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I actually worked at Quala Care for a few years. Some of the things I witnessed, I wished I hadn't. The staff consists of aides(who are responsible for cleaning, and aiding teachers), senior staff(who must have their 90 hour certification), and substitutes(who are certified, and allowed to sub in for a senior staff member for a certain period of time). When I worked there, I was classified as an aide. I did NOT do what an aide should be doing. Yes, I did some cleaning, and aided teachers, but I also was placed into a room with children by myself which is against licensing. I was placed into rooms when the ratio was over what it is allowed to be to one ""teacher"" as well. I also wrote curriculum for the children, which I was never paid for. The children are NOT their first priority; nor was the staff. A staff member who worked there, allowed children to go outside to play without supervision, and as a result of having no supervision, a child fell, and hurt themselves. The staff member was fired, and then a few months later was rehired by his mother, the owner. Quala Care is more worried about money than they are the children of the center. They will have several ""moves"" to hold more children in one room, to make a room available for incoming infants. Quala Care devises a snack plan for each month. Each month has a theme, and they attempt to incorporate this theme into their snacks everyday. In reality, the snacks end up being whatever is in the fridge. Friday's snack consists of ""trail mix"": a mixture of cereals that weren't used throughout that week. Half the time, it's stale.\r
During the big snowfall of 2009 and early 2010, the center required the normal rate to be paid, even though the center remained closed for a whole week. What the parents did not know, was that they had no intention on paying the staff. They pocketted all of that money for that week. \r
As an employee, I had been yelled at infront of parents and cussed out in the janitors closet. I would not recommend anyone to take their child there, nor would I recommend getting a job there. \r
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None of the things I have said are untrue. \r
I feel obligated to express my concerns with parents considering leaving their child there. When I have a child, I may not know where I'm sending my child to daycare, but I know it will NEVER be Quala Care.
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